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A country in Oceania

Oz

Aussie

Aussieland

Meganesia

land down under

New Holland

Sahul

Terra Australis

Commonwealth of Australia

Oceania

Australinea

Australia–New Guinea

“I come from Australia, where we do not wear a shirt. We walk around bare footed, dancing in the dirt.”

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ANSER KEY

ACROSS

2.       KANGAROO.
This is an animal that hops on its hind legs and
carries its young in a pouch.

5.     BOOMERANG. If you throw it
appropriately it’ll come back to you.

7.     AUSTRALIA DAY. January 26 is called
this in Australia.

8.     PLATYPUS. This is an egg-laying mammal
that lives in water and has a bill like a duck’s.

9.     DIDGERIDOO. This is an Aboriginal
musical instrument.

11.   GUM TREE. Some eucalypt trees are
called like this.

15.   OPERA HOUSE. You can find this building
in Sydney. It has become an Australian icon.

17.   SYDNEY. This is the most famous city in
Australia.

18.   Australia
is located in the southern HEMISPHERE.

20.  OUT BACK. The remote interior of
Australia is called like this.

DOWN

1.     KOALA. This is an animal that spends
most of its time sleeping in tree forks.

3.     BUSH . This is an Australian word that
means forest.

4.     CANBERRA. This is the capital city of
Australia.

6.     MELBOURNE. This is the second largest
city in Australia. The Australian Open and Formula 1 are organized here.

10.   DOWN UNDER. This is another word for
Australia.

12.   ULURU. This is a monolith in the Red
Centre.

13.   ABORIGINALS. They are the indigenous
people of Australia.

14.   AUSSIE. Australians like to call
themselves this way.

16.   MARSUPIALS. These animals carry their
young in a pouch.

19.   EMU. This is a flightless bird.

Colloquial names for Australia include “Oz” and “the Land Down Under” (usually shortened to just “Down Under”). Other epithets include “the Great Southern Land”, “the Lucky Country”, “the Sunburnt Country”, and “the Wide Brown Land”.

Contents

  • 1 What is another name for Australia?
  • 2 What is the original name of Australia?
  • 3 What is the short name for Australia?
  • 4 What is Australia best known as?
  • 5 What are Aussie slang words?
  • 6 What do you call Australia and New Zealand?
  • 7 Why are Aborigines called?
  • 8 Why was Australia named New Holland?
  • 9 What are some aboriginal names?
  • 10 What do aboriginals call Australia?
  • 11 What do Australians call Americans?
  • 12 Is Au short for Australia?
  • 13 What is a kangaroo called in Australia?
  • 14 What are Australian stereotypes?
  • 15 What do Australia and Antarctica have in common?
  • 16 What is the most Aussie word?
  • 17 Are Australia and Oceania the same?
  • 18 What are the 14 countries in Australia?
  • 19 Is the continent called Oceania or Australia?
  • 20 Can I say Aborigine?

Australia Synonyms – WordHippo Thesaurus.
What is another word for Australia?

Aussie Aussieland
Sahul Terra Australis
Australinea Australia–New Guinea

What is the original name of Australia?

After British colonisation, the name New Holland was retained for several decades and the south polar continent continued to be called Terra Australis, sometimes shortened to Australia.

What is the short name for Australia?

Aus
The word Australia when referred to informally with its first three letters becomes Aus. When Aus or Aussie, the short form for an Australian, is pronounced for fun with a hissing sound at the end, it sounds as though the word being pronounced has the spelling Oz.

What is Australia best known as?

Australia is globally famous for its natural wonders, wide-open spaces, beaches, deserts, “The Bush”, and “The Outback”. Australia is one of the world’s most highly urbanised countries; it’s well known for its attractive mega cities such as Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, and Perth.

What are Aussie slang words?

100 Australian Slang Words & Phrases

Aussie slang word/phrase Meaning
Deadset That’s true, or true!
Defo Definitely
Devo Devastated
Drongo a Fool, ‘Don’t be a drongo mate’

What do you call Australia and New Zealand?

Australasia
Oceania has traditionally been divided into four parts: Australasia (Australia and New Zealand), Melanesia, Micronesia, and Polynesia.

Why are Aborigines called?

‘Aborigine’ comes from the Latin words ab meaning from and origine meaning beginning or origin. It expresses that Aboriginal people have been there from the beginning of time.

Why was Australia named New Holland?

After Dutch navigators charted the northern, western and southern coasts of Australia during the 17th Century this newly found continent became known as ‘New Holland’.He was the first to circumnavigate the continent in 1803, and used the name ‘Australia’ to describe the continent on a hand drawn map in 1804.

What are some aboriginal names?

12 popular Aboriginal baby names for girls

  • 1/12. Kirra.
  • Maali/Mahlee/Marli. Maali/Mahlee/Marli is a name found in quite a few languages around the world.
  • Jedda. Jedda is another popular Aboriginal girls name.
  • Yindi. Yindi is a common Aboriginal girls name and is believed to mean sun.
  • Alinta.
  • Lowanna.
  • Alira/Allira/Allyra.
  • Keira.

What do aboriginals call Australia?

The Aboriginal English words ‘blackfella’ and ‘whitefella’ are used by Indigenous Australian people all over the country — some communities also use ‘yellafella’ and ‘coloured’.

What do Australians call Americans?

Seppo is most often used by Australians and New Zealanders. It’s mostly used to contemptuously refer to Americans, those bloody seppos.

Is Au short for Australia?

Summary: Australia Abbreviation
There are two common abbreviations of Australia: Au. and AU. Since Australia is a singular, proper noun, it cannot be pluralized.

What is a kangaroo called in Australia?

A female kangaroo is known as a ‘flyer’ or a ‘doe’ and a male kangaroo a ‘buck’ or a ‘boomer’ (hence the nickname of the Australian men’s basketball team, the Boomers). They live in social groups called mobs.
What’s Bush Heritage doing?

Species name Found on
Antilopine Wallaroo Wunambal Gumberra (WA) and Warddeken (NT).

What are Australian stereotypes?

Stereotypes of Australia: What’s Fact and What’s Fiction?

  • Kangaroos & koalas are everywhere. This one is partially true.
  • Everyone is a surfer bro.
  • The entire continent is a desert.
  • Shrimp on the barbie.
  • It’s always hot & always sunny.
  • Aussies live off of kangaroo meat & Vegemite.
  • Deadly animals will kill you.

What do Australia and Antarctica have in common?

Australia and Antarctica were once part of the same land mass — a supercontinent called Gondwana. The fossil record of the 2 continents is similar. Antarctica has fossils of dinosaurs, amphibians and even marsupials from prehistory.99% of Antarctica has a permanent blanket of snow and ice.

What is the most Aussie word?

The 25 most common Australian slang words

  • See ya this arvo – See you this afternoon.
  • Being dacked – When someone pulls your pants down.
  • Give a wedgie – When someone pulls your pants up your bum.
  • Dunny – toilet, bathroom – D’ya know where the dunny is, mate?

Are Australia and Oceania the same?

Oceania is a region made up of thousands of islands throughout the Central and South Pacific Ocean. It includes Australia, the smallest continent in terms of total land area.The name “Oceania” justly establishes the Pacific Ocean as the defining characteristic of the continent.

What are the 14 countries in Australia?

The Oceania region includes 14 countries: Australia, Micronesia, Fiji, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Nauru, New Zealand, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu and Vanuatu.

Is the continent called Oceania or Australia?

The continent is Australia, however “part of the world” is “Australia and Oceania”. The same term, “Australia and Oceania” is used e.g. by National Geographic.

Can I say Aborigine?

‘Aborigine’ is generally perceived as insensitive, because it has racist connotations from Australia’s colonial past, and lumps people with diverse backgrounds into a single group. You’re more likely to make friends by saying ‘Aboriginal person’, ‘Aboriginal’ or ‘Torres Strait Islander’.

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Pronunciation:

[ ɒstɹˈe͡ɪli͡ə], [ ɒstɹˈe‍ɪli‍ə], [ ɒ_s_t_ɹ_ˈeɪ_l_iə]

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    • n.

      location (noun)

      • australia.

      Other relevant words: (noun)

      • continent,
      • board game,
      • multicultural,
      • state,
      • land,
      • country.
    • Other synonyms:

      Commonwealth of Australia

      • Commonwealth Of Australia.

      Other relevant words:

      • estate,
      • basutoland,
      • devour,
      • polish,
      • ruanda,
      • tailor,
      • suomi,
      • formosa,
      • express,
      • province,
      • chinaware,
      • uzbek,
      • bring,
      • downwardly,
      • boater,
      • body politic,
      • din land,
      • cymru,
      • astronomical unit,
      • magyarorszag,
      • terra firma,
      • cut down,
      • belau,
      • east,
      • nippon,
      • dear,
      • dispirited,
      • down in the mouth,
      • federation of malaysia,
      • dahomey,
      • favorite,
      • federative republic of brazil,
      • commonwealth,
      • downwards,
      • grim,
      • siam,
      • downward,
      • katar,
      • abyssinia,
      • deary,
      • uk,
      • united states,
      • burundian,
      • al-iraq,
      • brazil nut,
      • tchad,
      • belgique,
      • azerbajdzhan,
      • nederland,
      • depressed,
      • beloved,
      • rhodesia,
      • downhearted,
      • posit,
      • bosnia,
      • down pat,
      • turkmen,
      • fine-tune,
      • nihon,
      • earth,
      • hayastan,
      • gold coast,
      • zaire river,
      • luxembourg-ville,
      • pour down,
      • hayti,
      • bring down,
      • victoria falls,
      • gronland,
      • chilly,
      • go through,
      • gi,
      • favourite,
      • atomic number 79,
      • thibet,
      • ellas,
      • tadjik,
      • communist china,
      • kazak,
      • moldavia,
      • schweiz,
      • cambria,
      • netherlands,
      • gigabit,
      • danmark,
      • knock down,
      • yisrael,
      • irish republic,
      • soil,
      • set ashore,
      • byelarus,
      • eire,
      • xizang,
      • shoot down,
      • makedonija,
      • tajik,
      • slovenija,
      • annam,
      • muritaniya,
      • al-magrib,
      • union of soviet socialist republics,
      • lake chad,
      • gilbert,
      • skimmer,
      • shore,
      • friendly islands,
      • union of serbia and montenegro,
      • landed estate,
      • put forward,
      • polska,
      • state of matter,
      • peach state,
      • nationalist china,
      • canaan,
      • sitsang,
      • soudan,
      • kazakh,
      • gold,
      • emerald isle,
      • maroc,
      • roumania,
      • holy land,
      • guine-bissau,
      • marruecos,
      • say,
      • republic of turkey,
      • straw hat,
      • nation,
      • argentine republic,
      • mauritanie,
      • domain,
      • turkomen,
      • promised land,
      • people’s republic of china,
      • point,
      • kingdom,
      • tt,
      • tadzhikistan,
      • dud,
      • refine,
      • pop,
      • sakartvelo,
      • submit,
      • rumania,
      • chili pepper,
      • pet,
      • u.k.,
      • belt down,
      • demolish,
      • united states department of state,
      • tadzhik,
      • last frontier,
      • wop,
      • republic of chad,
      • singapore island,
      • bharat,
      • turkmenia,
      • gibibyte,
      • dos,
      • pull down,
      • department of state,
      • pleasant island,
      • surinam,
      • rural area,
      • mocambique,
      • norge,
      • panama hat,
      • republic of china,
      • kingdom of morocco,
      • calpe,
      • nyasaland,
      • usa,
      • put down,
      • ussr,
      • congou tea,
      • ak,
      • pile,
      • irak,
      • zion,
      • svizzera,
      • set down,
      • bahrein,
      • yaltopya,
      • kill,
      • ukrayina,
      • srbija,
      • farming,
      • dry land,
      • republic of equatorial guinea,
      • gigabyte,
      • congou,
      • ducky,
      • brasil,
      • red china,
      • low,
      • belorussia,
      • orientate,
      • suisse,
      • down feather,
      • jugoslavija,
      • tell,
      • soviet union,
      • toss off,
      • celibate,
      • byelorussia,
      • deutschland,
      • cathay,
      • acres,
      • hrvatska,
      • sverige,
      • chilli,
      • low-spirited,
      • algerie,
      • consume,
      • gib,
      • sarin,
      • ga,
      • gabun,
      • zairese,
      • mainland china,
      • kampuchea,
      • macedon,
      • pelew,
      • area,
      • bolt down,
      • chili,
      • solid ground,
      • demesne,
      • espana,
      • gloomy,
      • sailor,
      • oesterreich,
      • bomb,
      • blue,
      • dearie,
      • chadic,
      • downcast,
      • noreg,
      • state department,
      • push down,
      • guinea fowl,
      • greaseball,
      • leghorn,
      • cameroun,
      • realm,
      • luxemburg,
      • lietuva,
      • drink down,
      • koweit,
      • joker,
      • ga.,
      • esthonia,
      • empire state of the south,
      • sion,
      • republic of panama,
      • ginzo,
      • republic of guinea,
      • dago,
      • hispaniola,
      • ground,
      • prc,
      • kazakstan,
      • mastered,
      • united kingdom,
      • hibernia.

      Other relevant words (noun):

      • Oz,
      • AUS,
      • au.

    How to use «Australia» in context?

    Australia is an island continent located in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It is the worlds 24th-largest country by total area. Its total land area is about 9,683,000 square kilometres. Estimated population as of mid-2016 is 25,546,500. Australia has become a developed country, with the world’s 14th-largest economy by nominal GDP and world’s seventh-largest economy by purchasing power parity. Australia is a member of the United Nations, Commonwealth of Nations, ANZUS, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, World Trade Organization, Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation, and the G-20 major economies.

    Paraphrases for Australia:

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      • Adjective
        australian.
      • Proper noun, singular
        australasia, australian.
      • Noun, singular or mass
        australian.
    • Independent

      • Proper noun, singular
        Economies, methods, australie.
    • Exclusion

      • Proper noun, singular
        austria.

    Homophones for Australia:

    • accusatorial, austral, astral, auctorial, actuarial.

    Holonyms for Australia:

    • n.

      • location
        commonwealth of nations, British Empire, australia, British Commonwealth.
      • object
        orient, southern hemisphere, eastern hemisphere.

    Meronym for Australia:

    • n.

      • location
        Nullarbor Plain, aussie, Capital Of Australia, Eastern Highlands, Norfolk Island, gulf of carpentaria, canberra, tasmania, australian, Gibson Desert, Australian Capital, Western Australia, Simpson Desert, victoria, Cape York Peninsula, Great Australian Bight, Murray River, murray, Lake Eyre, northern territory, Great Sandy Desert, carpentaria, Eyre Peninsula, queensland, Eyre, Murrumbidgee, Great Barrier Reef, Cape York, Great Victoria Desert, namoi, Australian Alps, Murrumbidgee River, great dividing range, South Australia, Namoi River, new south wales, Australian State.
      • object
        Cape York Peninsula, tasmania, Eyre Peninsula, great australian desert, Australian Desert, murray, Eastern Highlands, Eyre, Australian Alps, darling, Great Barrier Reef, Murrumbidgee, great dividing range, darling river, Great Australian Bight, Commonwealth Of Australia, australia, Moreton Bay, Murrumbidgee River, Cape York, Murray River, Lake Eyre.

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